noun [C,U] (plural capabilities)
1 ~ (to do sth / of doing sth) the ability or qualities necessary to do sth:
Animals in the zoo have lost the capability to catch / of catching food for themselves. * beyond / within the capabilities of current technology * Age affects the range of a person's capabilities. * a company's production / manufacturing / processing capabilities
2 the power or weapons that a country has for war or for military action:
Britain's nuclear / military capability
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